In general, credit courses are designed for students who are interested in earning college units towards a degree or certificate. Students who take credit courses receive a letter grade (A, B, C, D or F) at the end of the semester.
Noncredit courses are classes offered through the Continuing Education Division. They are intended for students who want to gain general knowledge, learn a new skill, upgrade existing skills, or enrich their understanding about a wide range of topics. Upon completion of a course, students will receive a grade of pass or no pass. Noncredit classes are NOT applicable toward a degree. Upon completion of a series of required classes, students can earn a noncredit vocational certificate.
Yes, but note that in some institutions, credit courses can be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. Sometimes, the course is designated as P/F, and sometimes students can elect to take certain credit courses on a P/F basis (usually when the course is not in their major field of study). Such courses count towards the degree, but are not computed into the grade point average.
Rhianon Allen THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE, BUT I ASK IF THESE NON CREDIT COURSES ARE CREDIBLE FOR THE CV.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CREDIT AND NONCREDIT CLASSES:
Credit classes are classes that you should take if you want to:
Workforce Services (noncredit courses that could be credible for the CV) are classes you should take if you want to:
As long as a non-credit course is passed, it would be appropriate to list it on a CV. I don't put down any courses on my CV, except for those taken outside of my degree, such as specific training courses and continuing education courses that warrant listing.
I think the topic has been covered well, but I'll add: There are various reason why I person might take a non-credit course. Perhaps he/she is interested in a certain topic and wants/needs knowledges in a particular academic area but he/she does not "need" this or that course to graduate, earn a certificate, etc. Perhaps he/she needs foundation knowledge or may wish to review certain information. In this case, he/she does not want to takes tests/exams, etc. And, in some circumstances, colleges/universities allow senior citizens to take course on a non-credit basis without paying. As mentioned above, while most people don't list "courses" on their resume/CV, a person could (in principle) take non-credit course X and list this on their resume/CV. (It's not a bad strategy. If search engines are looking for specific terms in a person's resume/CV, etc.) Or, a person may be applying to a graduate program in a new area: again, a person could mention this or that non-credit course in application materials. And so on.
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